The Docent’s Collection: #3 in Best Hotels | U.S. News Best Hotels Awards 2026

The Docent’s Collection has been named on the U.S. News Best Hotels Awards 2026 List for the following categories:

• #3 in Best Hotels in Portland, ME for 2026
• #17 in Best Hotels in Maine for 2026
• #1729 Best Hotels in the USA for 2026

U.S. News ranks luxury hotels and resorts and defines their criteria as hotels that consistently receive a 4-, 4.5- or 5-star “hotel class” rating, which is determined by comparing the published class ratings assigned by a number of sources. As an additional requirement, a hotel property must offer at least 20 rooms in order to be ranked by U.S. News.  

From U.S. News: “The rankings follow a comprehensive, transparent methodology that factors in each hotel’s star rating, the aggregate opinion of published travel experts and the overall customer satisfaction expressed in online guest reviews of luxury hotels and resorts.”